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#FM26 #Trailblazer Part 15: Moving To Country Number Five. After one season in Japan, Freja Holm heads for Germany with #RBLeipzig Women. And, after selling the club's best 3 players, they battle for their best-ever league finish.

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Trailblazer | Part 15 | Moving To Country Number Five

Swedish manager Freja Holm was back on the job hunt after a successful 12 months in Japan, leading Urawa Reds to their first league title in 11 years. That added the Japanese title to the two in It…

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#WonderkidFactory Part 5: Cruel Penalty Pain. @OfficialThespa's #J2League promotion hopes come down to a final day showdown amid a real drop in form at the end of the season.

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Wonderkid Factory | Part 5 | Cruel Penalty Pain

Just six minutes separated Thespa Gunma from a surprise promotion to the Japanese top tier. However, the J2 League’s silly rule that the home side gets promoted if a playoff final is drawn me…

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FMAddict 5d ago

#FM26 #Trailblazer Part 14: Freja Holm's Japanese Challenge. After Italian success, Holm moves to Japan with @REDSLADIES, taking on the dominant Tokyo Verdy. But the title favourites' fixture congestion hands Holm a huge opportunity.

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Trailblazer | Part 14 | Freja Holm’s Japanese Challenge

After wrapping up consecutive Serie A successes, including an invincible campaign in 2036, Freja Holm resigned as manager of Fiorentina and went in search of a new challenge. Upon resigning, very f…

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FMAddict Dec 6

#FM26 #WonderkidFactory Part 4: Transfer Errors Before Gunma Hit J2 Flying. Robaato Rasamu makes a Brazilian transfer fail ahead of @OfficialThespa's return to #J2League. And his young side push for consecutive playoff finishes.

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Wonderkid Factory | Part 4 | Transfer Errors Before Gunma Hit J2 Flying

The unfancied youthful side of Thespa Gunma were the surprise package of Japan’s J3 League as they snuck into the playoffs and put in two huge performances to seal promotion to the second tie…

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FMAddict Dec 5

#FM26 #Trailblazer Part 13: Italian Media Herald the Rise of "Holm-Ball." A rampant @ACF_Womens dominate #SerieA while embarking on Freja Holm's first proper taste of @UWCL, led by superstar Verena Oberdorf's 49 goal contributions.

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Trailblazer | Part 13 | Italian Media Herald the Rise of “Holm-Ball”

Freja Holm went from having zero major honours in seven years of football management to winning three in her first season at Fiorentina in 2032/33.

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FMAddict Dec 3

#FM26 #WonderkidFactory Part 3: Takeover Precedes Gunma Playoff Push. @OfficialThespa undergo a board takeover and see off interest in most of their hot prospects, before mounting a push for the #J3League playoff places.

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Wonderkid Factory | Part 3 | Takeover Precedes Gunma Playoff Push

Thespa Gunma’s young stars achieved a solid top-half finish in the longest football season known to man, as a 16-month J3 League campaign finally ended in May. That overperformance saw manage…

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FMAddict Dec 1

#FM26 #Trailblazer Part 12: Freja Holm Moves To Italy. After 8 years without a major honour in Sweden and Italy, a move to @ACF_Womens sees Holm immediately have a shot at 3 in her first season in Italy!

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Trailblazer | Part 12 | Freja Holm Moves To Italy

After three-and-a-half seasons in Sweden and four-and-a-half seasons in England, Freja Holm had done a great job rebuilding the fortunes of Alingsås IF and Everton Women. However, the dominance of …

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FMAddict Nov 29

#FM26 #WonderkidFactory Part 2: Young Stars Shine Despite Long First Season in Japan. A long slog in Japan sees @OfficialThespa's youngsters deliver, including striker Masaya Nishi scoring 19 goals in 60 matches.

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Wonderkid Factory | Part 2 | Young Stars Shine Despite Long First Season in Japan

Robaato Rasamu found himself in the midst of a 16-month second season in Japan, relying on an extremely inexperienced squad. After enduring a painful J2/J3 Special Tournament, the rookie Japanese m…

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FMAddict Nov 28

#FM26 #Trailblazer Part 11: Everton's Big Day At Wembley. The gulf to WSL's big teams remains as big as ever, but Freja Holm reaches her first career cup final in the FA Cup with @EvertonWomen. Unfortunately, they face Arsenal at Wembley.

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Trailblazer | Part 11 | Everton’s Big Day At Wembley

Freja Holm led Everton Women to a strong 4th-place finish in the Women’s Super League in 2031, but her team was still well behind the invincible Arsenal and very strong Chelsea. And, realisti…

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FMAddict Nov 26

#FM26 #WonderkidFactory Part 1: Wonderkid Factory Comes To J3 League. A brand new series begins now as we head for Japan. Our protagonist takes control of #J3League side @OfficialThespa and is forced into a huge early rebuild.

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Wonderkid Factory | Part 1 | Wonderkid Factory Comes To J3 League

The more he watched football, the more Rasamu became obsessed with the idea of developing young players to maximise their talent – largely fuelled by the Class of 92 being at the heart of Man…

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